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NATURAL CHERRY VENEER

I left my new Nautilus 805's sitting in the bottom piece of the foam packing they were shipped in, and placed them on top of their boxes (free stands) while I went out of town for a week. When I came back, I took the speakers out of the foam bottoms and noticed a "tan line" where the speakers had been sitting down in the foam packing pieces. Here's the question, Does anyone know for sure, whether natural cherry continues to darken with time, forever, or if it reaches a certain point and then stops darkening alltogether, or slows dramatically??? My curtains were drawn, and very little light was able to enter the room. I believe that they will even out with time, but the Obsessive-Compulsive in me has decided to cover up the "tan" part and let the non tanned part acquire some sun. So.... Bring on the info!!!! Thanks.
gthirteen
carl_eber
1,425 posts
 
My rack is solid cherry, and the back of it was exposed to sunlight from a window, and it turned darker. Some of my speakers have cherry veneer, but they haven't been exposed to sunlight, and have not changed any.
bmpnyc
713 posts
 
Hi Gthirteen, hi Carl, This may seem silly, but you could cover the part of the speaker that was exposed and leave the other part in the same position for the same length of time. Maybe that would even things out a bit. Is it possible it was there to begin with and you didn't take it out of the foam base to inspect it. If so, return them to the dealer as defective. I have had my B&W 805's for about 3 weeks and am very happy. I was primarily compromising for aesthetic reasons when buying them and am pleasantly surprised. They are a bit polite for my taste, but superb at anything with acoustic instruments and voices. What do you think of yours? let us know how it turns out with the finish.
gthirteen OP
349 posts
 
yES, CARL, BUT DO YOU THINK THAT THE COLOR DARKENED TO A POINT, AND THEN STOPPED (INDICATING THAT if I leave the colored part Uncovered, the color would even out with time) or continued to darke over time (which would mean that if I do not cover the colored part that there would always be a difference in color) ? That is the question....any thoughts????
gthirteen OP
349 posts
 
BMPNYC, as indicated in my original posting, that is precisely what I have done, any thoughts on the part of the original posting that is pointed out to be the question?? thanks.
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